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Updated:
01/31/2013 09:30:37 AM EST

Subway sorry 'Footlongs' came up short

NEW YORK (AP) -- Subway is apologizing that its "Footlong" sandwiches fell short of expectations.

The world's largest fast-food chain faced widespread criticism last week after a man posted a photo online showing a "Footlong" next to a tape measure that showed it to be just 11 inches. Subway said Friday that it's redoubling efforts to "ensure consistency and correct length" in all its sandwiches.

The company had already noted last week that bread length could vary when franchisees don't bake to its exact specifications and that it would reinforce policies to ensure consistency. In a statement Friday, Subway expressed "regret" for "any instance where we did not fully deliver on our promise to our customers."

Third-grader takes loaded gun to school

INKSTER, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities say a third-grade student brought a loaded handgun to his Detroit-area school but was stopped before he walked through the doors.

School district spokeswoman Val Hughes says the principal at Daly Elementary School in Inkster was tipped by a phone call before school started on Friday morning.

She says the principal met the boy at the school's entrance. The boy and weapon were removed from school grounds around 9 a.m. Hughes says no one was harmed and that other students weren't aware of what happened.

Friar accused of sex abuse kills himself

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa.

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(AP) -- Police say a Franciscan friar accused of sexual abusing students at schools in two states killed himself at a western Pennsylvania monastery.

Blair Township police Chief Roger White tells the Associated Press an autopsy by the county coroner confirmed that 62-year-old Brother Stephen Baker died of self-inflicted wounds.

White said officers were called to St. Bernardine Monastery in Hollidaysburg on Saturday morning after another resident had found Baker not breathing.

Baker was named last week in legal settlements with 11 men who alleged he sexually abused them at a northeast Ohio school three decades ago. A Pennsylvania school said it has also received molestation allegations involving Baker.

67 dead, 99 live cats found in N.Y. house

WRIGHT, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say 67 dead cats and 99 living cats had were removed on Wednesday from a filthy home in upstate New York.

The Times Union of Albany reports the dead cats were packed in plastic bags in the freezer and the live cats were in crates stacked floor to ceiling.

Sheriff's deputies went to the home after a neighbor called to complain about the overpowering odor of cat urine and feces.

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